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4 Vocabulary Time

4.1. Know these homophones.

dear : loved or liked very much
a. /dɪər/
deer : a wild animal

bough : branch of a tree
b. /baʊ/
bow : bend the head or body forward

foul : unpleasant
c. /faʊl/
fowl : bird

pail : a bucket
d. /peɪl/
pale : dim in colour
/ˈber.i/ bury : put into ground
e.
berry : a small round fruit

4.2. Choose the correct word and complete the following

sentences.

a. We ate some red (berries/buries) in the forest.

b. There was a (fowl/foul) smell coming out of the toilet.

c. I have sent a cute doll to my (dear/deer) daughter.

d. Her face looks (pale/pail). Is she not keeping well?

e. The Japanese (bow/bough) their head to greet.

4.3. Find the meanings of the given homophones in

dictionary.

a. weight and wait

b. cell and sell

c. meat and meet

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